Tragic War Border Tale From Rio Grande Camp
Reporter John W. Roberts recalls a visit to Ramon Martinez's adobe hut on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. The hosts discuss border unrest and mistaken wars while sharing a simple tortilla dinner, amid economic hardship and resentment toward bandits driving cross border raids.
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Rio Grande
John W. Roberts
International News Service
Brownsville
Tex
Senor
Roberts
Ramon Martinez
Ramon
Amelia
Pedro
Pedrito
Valgame
Harlingen
Col
R. L. Bullard
Gibbons
Colonel Bullard
Senator Lee Overman backs large navy policy
Senator Overman, chair of the senate rules committee, publicly endorses a strong naval program and coast defenses after a White House visit. The piece portrays his stance as part of administration support for military preparedness amid rising sea threats.
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Lee
Overman
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
White House
United States
Senator Overman
Girl Rat Catcher Tracks Bounty Record in Marinette
Marinette Wisconsin resident Pearl Parameteer twelve years old brought 17 dead rats to Menominee city clerk seeking the five cent bounty per rat. She trails Lloyd Mason, champion six year old rat catcher who has captured fifty four rats and earned rewards in Menominee.
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Lloyd Mason
Menominee
Deaf man regains hearing after neck twist during tussle
Troy Kansas report notes Frank High, who had been deaf for ten months after typhoid pneumonia, suddenly regained hearing when his neck was twisted during a scuffle with Zack Baley. Doctors had failed to help prior to the incident.
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Troy, Kan
Frank High
Zack Baley
High
Centenarian spins mile ride in Colwyn on 91st birthday
Colwyn Pa. Mrs Charlotte Welsh, aged ninety one, enjoyed a one mile automobile ride with her family to mark her birthday. On alighting she joked that if it were her hundredth anniversary she would have completed nine more miles.
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Colwyn
Charlotte Welsh
Woman Preacher Fills Pulpit In Utica Pastors Absence
In Winona Minnesota Rev W B Augur of Utica is unable to preach so his wife delivers sermons in the Three Point churches. She is among the few women preachers in the state and her messages draw crowded congregations.
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Winona
Minn
W. B. Augur
Utica
Teachers Fight Over Bell at Freedom School
In Appleton Wisconsin Miss Anna Garvey is restrained by an injunction obtained by Miss Katherine Van Dyck from ringing the Freedom schoolhouse bell. Both women contend for the bell rung each morning and noon while the rest of the day is free. The position pays 75 dollars monthly and the school typically has no pupils.
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Appleton, Wis
Freedom
Anna Garvey
Katherine van Dyck
Activities of Women Across North America
The item notes that Philadelphia domestic servants exceed 30 000 and Toronto hosts several women run recruiting stations. It mentions Miss Ruby Tennyson directing canning club work in Helena Arkansas and Mrs Mary Green commanding the steamer Tacoma on the Mississippi. Newport society women wear birds on their wrists. It reports that women sleep longer and deeper than men. Mrs Jessie Stillman Taylor presented to the Bavarian army an ambulance train and Mrs Susan E Howard of Wakefield claims the region’s largest apiary.
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Philadelphia
Toronto
Can
Ruby Tennyson
Helena
Ark
Mary Green
Tacoma
Mississippi River
Newport Society
Jessie Stillman Taylor
New York
Munich
Susan E. Howard
Wakefield Mass
New Jengland
Meeting of Generals Dubalt and Son Near Front Lines
A photo taken about 700 yards from German trenches captures General Dubalt and his son, who leads no regiment of chasseurs, mounting a chance meeting at the front.
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Dubalt
Searchlights in War Expressed As Essential Armament
The American Boy notes the electric searchlight as vital to armies alongside battleships. European forces use portable field lights on motor trucks with remote automatic control. French systems reach high efficiency with 38 inch reflectors and 7 000 candlepower, illuminating targets over a mile away while keeping operators safe.
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Europa
Lying to Relieve Melancholy Breathing Exercise Recommended
The article explains melancholy as a congested liver and organ problem that dulls brain blood flow. Relief is achieved by lying on the floor with a pillow under the back, taking long deep breaths, and raising arms during the breath cycle to refresh mental energy.
Largest English Oak Trees Ranked By Size and Age
The largest remaining English oak is Cowthorpe's Oak with a 78 foot ground circumference. The oldest known tree in Britain is Parliament Oak in Cipstone Park London, estimated at about 1,000 years old.
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England
Britain
Cipstone Park
London
Clerk Retorts Overvalued Real Estate Claim
A clerk in the assessor's office deals with a man claiming his real estate was undervalued by $20,000. The assessor responds with a sharp quip about sending him to the asylum while he makes a phone call.
Beau Brummell and the Prince of Wales Clash
The article recalls Beau Brummell a famed dandy whose quarrel with the Prince of Wales ended in social contempt. Brummell faced exile in Calais, yet his sharp rebuke during a tense encounter with Sheridan and the royal party preserved his legacy as a bold figure in fashion and courage.
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Coeorge Brummell
Beau Brummell
Prince of Wales
Beau Crummell
Brummell
Sheridan
The Perfect Sleeper And The Burglars Dream
A chance acquaintance in a New York subway car extols sleep as humanity’s greatest blessing. He claims to have once robbed to fund his sleep quest but paused when a partner failed to reach numb slumber.
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New York
Russian wood pitch and tar industry cited as vital export
The text notes Russia’s wood pitch and tar as a key timber district industry with domestic use and export. England purchases over 100 000 barrels yearly, Archangel shipping pitch and resin abroad while Baltic ports move turpentine to Germany. Recent western Russia near the Vistula saw distillation from stump clearance, meeting German demand for quality and low price. Operations remain largely primitive and small scale with owners serving as workers and sellers.
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Russia
England
Archangel
Germany
Baltic
Vistula
Wireless Aids Surveyors in Bolivia Brazil Boundary Study
Commander Edwards reports a joint Bolivia Brazil boundary expedition used wireless telegraphy to determine longitudes. A Port Velho station 1500 miles from the Atlantic sent nightly time signals while the expedition to the west set up portable wireless gear to receive them. The method yielded accurate camp longitudes to check traverses.
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Bolivia-Brazil
Hdwards
Geographical Journal
Port Velho
Atlantic Ocean
Madeira River
Couple Elopes During Evening Prayers
Miss Josephine Kennedy aged sixteen elopes with Frank Stelliano of Waynesburg to Cumberland Maryland while her father David Kennedy prayed. Her mother aided by the father’s objection thwarted attempts to depart, baggaged the night before and arranged to slip away at ten after family prayers.
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David Kennedy
Josephine Kennedy
Frank Stelliano
Waynesburg
Cumberland
Scottdale
New York Sun
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